Clarkson doesn't hate all American cars, recommends CTS-V for the Stig
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
I feel so affirmed right now after reading Jeremy Clarkson's latest car review in the Times of London. After the rightfully-deserved savaging Clarkson gave the Chrysler Sebring last week in addition to some of the things he 's saidover the years on Top Gear, you might have the impression that the man hates American cars. Apparently, nothing could be further from the truth. He just hates bad American cars. Put the guy behind the wheel of a truly great car built here and he might just fall in love. So when the time came for Jezza to recommend a new car for the tamed racing driver known as the Stig, the obvious first choice was the vaunted BMW M5.
Well, it's obvious until you start considering gas costs nearly $10 a gallon in Britain now. Since any suitable car would not get significantly better fuel economy, the other option was to go with a less expensive machine, in this case the Cadillac CTS-V. While the first-generation CTS-V was not as sophisticated as one might have expected, the new model can reasonably be said to be better than the M5 in almost every respect. Equally important in this context is the £19,000 savings compared to the M5. The slightly light steering is easily overlooked given everything else it does so well and so quickly that Clarkson affirms our first driving impressions of the CTS-V. Thanks to Mike for the tip!
Gallery: First Drive: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
[Source: Times of London]
Photos Copyright ©2008 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Flashpoint 8:40PM (10/12/2008)
I'm not interested in the sedan. I'm waiting for the CTS-V COUPE.
That's gonna be a poor man's REVENTON right there.
Imagine a CTS-V Coupe with LAMBO DOORS and sport rims. :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erw7JSpquqU
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phooky 8:45PM (10/12/2008)
Lambo doors = fail.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6088/lambodoorsml8.jpg
Seminole 9:23PM (10/12/2008)
That would ruin the CTS-V faster than it can go 0-60.
Torrent 10:36PM (10/12/2008)
Lambo doors on a CTS is like increasing the ride height of a geo metro... oh wait........ http://visforvoltage.org/files/u419/4x4metro.jpg
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
larry a 10:40PM (10/12/2008)
No thanks Lambo doors scream poor taste, I actually get a good chuckle every time I see civic or a focus with lambo doors, what the hell are they thinking lol
arturo 11:28PM (10/12/2008)
I would never call someone with the car you mentioned poor. This Cadillac could very well be the dream of many.
arturo 11:44PM (10/12/2008)
Irrelevant to this. I read in top gear magazine that because of the controversy between Porsche and Nissan with numbering times. According to the magazine the Stig might drive this two cars on the ring once again, It would be nice to see this two in top gear fighting each other at the ring.
Mike 12:01AM (10/13/2008)
I think I'm the only one that would want the 4x4 geo metro :(
Flashpoint 12:07AM (10/13/2008)
STUPID REPLIES...ALL OF THEM.
Gallardo's are smaller than traditional Lamborghini's. When customers for Gallardo complained about the lack of Lambo doors on Gallardos, they actually offered a door kit for them to give them lambo doors.
Furthermore, A CTS 0-60 time won't be hurt by them. The hinge kit weighs FAR LESS than the mass cut when you take off the 2 rear doors for the coupe.
Logan 1:01AM (10/13/2008)
Obviously reading comprehension is something a few select readers of Autoblog and Autoblog Green just never grasp.
He didn't mean it would ruin the 0-60 -time-, he meant it would ruin the car quicker than the car itself could go to 0-60.
Trust us all here on this one Flashpoint, Lambo doors on anything but a Lambo just look bad.
Don't go calling people's replies stupid without checking your own first, usually a good idea to leave the insults for last.
See what I did there?
Flashpoint 2:22PM (10/13/2008)
Logan
I don't give a damn what you idiots say. LAMBO DOORS + CTScoupeV = PERFECTION.
If you don't like it, then kill yourself.
jordan 8:46PM (10/12/2008)
^this man speaks the truth
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OOMPH! 9:15PM (10/12/2008)
clarkson is a git
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Kitko 9:17PM (10/12/2008)
First bashing then praising.... I call it balanced reporting
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hatchbacks are cool 9:17PM (10/12/2008)
1st i would like to point out i hate the stig because he stays completely anonymous . it,s very boring and You have no clue if they like the car or not why don't we have some one like Tiff needle on Top Gear anymore . In fact to come to it 90% of new top Gear is garbage they show **** *** over priced sh*t cars that can do pefetic speeds . The Star in a reasonable car is pointless . The persenters ( with the exception of james may ) act like f*cking 2 years old . The cool wall is stupid i every way . Just bring back the old top gear .
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Seminole 9:21PM (10/12/2008)
HEARSAY!!! LALALALALA, I'M NOT LISTENING!!!
I hereby sentence you to 3 years hard time watching Top Gear reruns.
paul34 9:24PM (10/12/2008)
Get off the internet. Now.
Matt 10:26PM (10/12/2008)
And don't come back until your English improves
Torrent 10:26PM (10/12/2008)
did you really type all of that? and for what? what EXACTLY are you trying to say?
wow.... stop.
Arnob 10:40PM (10/12/2008)
wait, i'm confused...are you trying to troll or something?